Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W / 46.167°N 73.433°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 73°26′W / 46.167°N 73.433°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| Regional County | Matawinie |
| Settled | ca. 1830 |
| Incorporated | December 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Claude Landreville |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 87.85 km2 (33.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,755 |
| • Density | 65.5/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J0K |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
Saint-Félix-de-Valois is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Quebec author Réjean Ducharme, recipient of several Governor General's Awards, was born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois in 1942.
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[edit] History
Historically it was part of the Berthier Seignory. Circa 1830, a small group of pioneers from England, Scotland, and Ireland started to colonize the place. In 1840, the Mission of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was formed and soon after in 1844 it became a parish when it separated from the Sainte-Élisabeth Parish. It was named after Felix of Valois.[2]
In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois was first established, but abolished two years later. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[2]
In 1926, the main village, also known as Saint-Félix-de-Valois, was incorporated as a separate Village Municipality. On December 24, 1997, the parish municipality and the village municipality were reunited into the new Municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Valois.[2]
[edit] Notable residents
- Michel Vaillancourt, silver medalist at the 1976 Olympics in equestrian
[edit] Demographics
Population:[3]
- Population in 2006: 5755 (2001 to 2006 population change: 5.3 %)
- Population in 2001: 5465
- Population in 1996:
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish: 3912
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Village: 1530
- Population in 1991:
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Parish: 3507
- Saint-Félix-de-Valois Village: 1625
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2315 (total dwellings: 2474)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5 %
- French as first language: 98.2 %
- English and French as first language: 0.3 %
- Other as first language: 1 %
[edit] References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Félix-de-Valois community profile
- ^ a b c "Saint-Félix-de-Valois (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=341070. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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